{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-1998/regulation-97",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-1998/regulation-97.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/366",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-1998",
  "path": "regulation/97",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "97",
  "heading": "Notification of decisions under regulation 96",
  "text": "(1) Every person whose rights or liabilities are affected by a decision under regulation 96 must be notified of it in writing by the body who made it as soon as is reasonably practicable.\n(2) A notification of a decision that the person is not entitled to a benefit must include the grounds for the decision.\n(3) A notification of a decision as to the amount of a benefit must include a statement showing how it is calculated.\n(4) Every notification must contain a conspicuous statement giving the address from which further information about the decision may be obtained.\n(5) Every notification must also–\n(a) refer to the rights available under regulations 99 and 101;\n(b) specify the time limits within which those rights may be exercised; and\n(c) specify the name and address of the appointed person and the appropriate administering authority to whom applications under regulation 99 may be made.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 97 in force at 1.4.1998, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/366",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/366/regulation/97",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:37:18.437535+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}